Bottle holder



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Patented Apr. 4, 1944 BOTTLE HOLDER Edwin L. Arneson. Morris, 111.,anlgnor to Morris Paper Mills, Chicago, 111., a corporation of IllinoisApplication May 14, 1942, Serial No. 442,915 I 24 Claims.

This invention relates to bottle holders such as may be made of paperboard, which are designed for the packaging of a plurality of bottlesbeverage and the like in a manner to permit their being carriedconveniently. .This application 'is a continuation in part of, myeopending application Serial No. 437,736, filed April 6, 1942, forImprovements in bottle holders.

A general object of the invention is the provision of such a containerwhich may be fabricated easily and economically from paper board in aflat folded 0r condition, and which may be set up very quickly andeasily by the user without requiring any sort of setting-up apparatus oradditional fastenings; and which in its set-up condition is adapted toreceive a plurality of bottles of beverage with a close fit so as toretain them securely and with substantial areas of the contained bottlesexposed for purpose of inspection or display.

A particular object of the present invention is the provision of such acontainer with features whereby the foldable parts are efl'ectivelylatched or locked in the desired relationship when the container is inits set-up condition, whereby to facilitate insertion of the bottles,said latching or locking features being of a character such that theymay be readily disengaged, when desired, so that the container may beagain collapsed to flat form after the bottles have been removed.

Another object is the provision of a bottle holder having the attributesabove specified and which may be made of a height less than the bottlesfor which it is designed and in its plan dimensions does not materiallyexceed the area occupied by the contained bottles.

Other and further objects of the invention will be pointed out orindlcated hereinafter 01' will be apparent to one skilled in the artupon an understanding of the invention or use of it in practice.

For the purpose of aiding in an explanation of the invention, I show inthe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andhereinafter describe, certain forms in which it may be embodied. It isto be understood, however, that these are presented merely for purposeof illustration and hence are not to be construed in any fashion for thepurpose of limiting the claims short of the true and most comprehensivescope of the invention in the art.

In said drawings,

Fig. 1 is a. plan view of a complete blank of sheet material, such asmay be cut out by a die, and which may be folded and fastened to produceone embodiment of the invention, the dotted lines indicating scores orcreases on which portions of the blank may be folded;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same blank'aiter portions thereof have beenfolded in the process of fabricating the container;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same blank after the further folding andfastening together of some of its portions;

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the completely folded container flexed to anarched form incident to the assembling of one form of handle with it;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the completed container, with handleattached, in an almost completely collapsed condition;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the container in its fully set-upcondition, ready for reception of bottles;

Fig. '7 is a perspective of the container as viewed from the cornerdiagonally opposite that presented in Fig. 6, and showing all but one orits bottle content in place; i

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a complete blank for production 01' a slightlmodified form of container embodying the invention; and

Fig. '9 is a perspective view of a set-up container of such modifiedform with handle attached and with a portion 01' the side wall brokenaway.

The nature of the invention will be most quickly understood from thefollowing detailed description of the illustrative embodiments shown inthe drawings.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 1 may be cut, by means of a suitable die,from a sheet of p per board or the like having the requisite strengthand stiflness. Portions of said blank are marked oil by fold creases orscore lines to provide side panels Ill and II and a bottom panel I! towhich the side panels remain connected at their lower ends along foldcreases b and b which define the side margins of the bottom panel. Sidepanel I 6 has at its upper end a connecting flap I4 which is foldableangularly to it along a crest fold crease r, and side panel II has atits upper end a top flap 23 which is foldable angularly to it along acrease line 8. The side panels I0 and II have lateral sections l6extending beyond lateral fold creases d, and bottom panel I 2 has endsections l6 marked oil. by end fold creases e. Latch apertures 66 arecut through the sheet across portions of the fold creases e, forpurposes hereinafter explained.

The lateral sections II are provided with fold creases 72. extendingobliquely from approximately the points where their upper ends loin theside panels, and the lateral sections of side panel I!) have obliqueflexing scores or creases i diverging from the lower corners of saidside panel. Portions of the side panels l and ii are cut out to providelateral bottle receiving apertures l8 and i8 in symmetrical arrangement,and between its apertures l8 side panel in is slotted through with slotsI9, 20 and 2| and provided with fold creases i and k to form a separatortongue 22 and a pair of separator flaps 24. Side panel Ii is slottedthrough at 25, 26 and 21 to provide a pair of separator flaps 28 and atop flap which are flexible out of the plane of the side panel alongfold creases m and 11. respectively. Side panel H is also provided witha transverse fold crease p extending across the lateral sections II andthe flaps "and interrupted by the apertures it.

The diagonal fold creases in subdivide the lateral sections I into endwall portions 30 and 3| and tuck portions 32 and 34, and score lines imark 01! securing portions 38 from the sections 3 I. End wall portions,"are provided with latching lips 30a spaced from the adjacent corners ofthe bottom panel a distance corresponding to the spacing of the latchingapertures 60 therefrom. On the fold creases r and s the side panels arepunched to provide handle holes 38 and 38 arranged symmetrically andlocated a short distance inwardly from respective fold creases d.

The blank having been formed as above described. the further fabricationof the container is proceeded with by first folding the lateral sectionsl5 inwardly along the fold creases at until they are brought flatagainst the side panels, and likewise folding inwardly the bottom endsections l8 along fold creases e until they are brought flat againstthebottorn panel.

The securing portions 33 are then re-folded outwardly along the creaselines i until they come flat upon the adjacent end wall portions 3t. Asthus folded the blank is in the form illustrated in Fig. 2. Adhesive isthen applied to the ex posed surfaces of the securing portions 33 andconnecting flap H, as in the areas marked with stippling in Fig. 2. Thenthe upper portion of side panel II is folded over onto its lower portionalong the fold crease p, and side panel ii is then folded over alongfold crease b so as to bring the adhesive-bearing surfaces of thesecuring portions 33 down onto the upwardly presented surfaces of endsections is, and likewise bring the adhesive-bearing surface ofconnecting flap H down onto the upwardly presented surface of side panelit beyond the crease line s. This results in the aflixing of thesecuring sections 33 to end section l6, and connecting flap M to sidepanel H, by means of the adhesive. The parts as thus folded andconnected bear the relationship illustrated in Fig. 3, which completesthe fabrication ofthe container. It will be ob-' served-that thecontainer as thus fabricated is in a flat folded or collapsed condition,in which condition quantities of the containers may be stacked andpackaged for shipment in very com- 7 pact arrangement.-

corresponding to the spacing of the handle holes 88 of the container.Such handle may be formed of stiff wire and is supplied to the userseparate from the container. To attach such a handle to a container, thelatter, in its fiat collapsed form, is flexed to an arched condition asillustrated in Fig. 4, thus bringing the handle holes 38 to positionswhere the ends of the journals M may be inserted through them andthrough the underlying openings 38. After thejournals have been thusinserted, the arched container is released and allowed to spring back toits normal straight form, thereby moving the handle holes 38 out to theleg portions tilt and mounting the container on the journal portions 40with the 'latterunderlying the fold crease s.

The collapsed container, with its handle thus attached, is shown in Fig.5 and is now ready to be set up for reception of the intended bottles.With the container in the condition illustrated in Fig. 5, this isaccomplished by pressing the fold crease p toward the opposite foldcrease b, which has the effect of unfolding side panel ii at crease p,raising the crest fold crease r and swinging the side panel ii upwardlyalong fold crease b and side panel ill upwardly along fold crease b, andat the same time flexing the side panels to angular relationship witheach other along crest fold crease r. As side panel id swings upwardlyaway from the bottom panel, end wall portions 3i and end sections itwill be swung outwardly to approximately vertical positions over theends of the bottom panel, and as the portions of side panel at which areabove and below fold crease 12 approach alignment with each other, endwall sections 88 are pressed away from side panel it by the fingers soas to swing them outwardly to upstanding positions over the ends of thebottom panel. This outward swinging of end wall portions 39 and 88causes flexing of the sheet along fold creases h and moves tuck portions32 and 36 into surface engagement with each other in positions wherethey extend inwardly from end wall portions 3t! and ill overapproximately the median line of the bottom panel. As end wall portions3d are swung outwardly they come into surface abutment with end sectionsit, which function as stops to prevent excessive outward movement of endwall portions 36, and when the lower ends of end wall portions Bilattain positions approximately parallel with end fold creases e, thelatching lips the snap into the latching apertures til in overlappingrelationship to the marginal portions of the bottom panel which areexposed in those apertures. This serves to latch the end wall portions36 against swinging inwardly, and the end wall portions, as thus latchedin position, retain the set-up device against collapsing because saidlatched end wall portions hold the end section l8 and end wall portionsill against swinging inwardly and the contacting tuck flaps 32 and 34,in their angular relationship to the end wall portions, retain the partsin mutual supporting relationship.

The device, as thus set up, has the form illustrated in Fig. 6 and isready for reception of the bottles. It will be observed that the Journalportions M of the handle lie in the crotch between the in-folded flap 23and the upper portion of side panel it, so that there is a doublethickness of the sheet material lying above said journals and affordingthem very secure anchorage and strong support for the receptacle uponthem. As here shown, the container is designed to hold six bottlesstanding upright on the botassases tom panel in two rows of threebottles each. The length of the bottom panel is approximately the sameas the length of a row of three of the intended bottles standing uprightand in contact with one another and'the width of the bottom panel isapproximately the same as the width of two bottles standing side byside. The apertures 83 and I! are of a size to permit insertion of thebottles, bottoms first, and in the loading of the container, the fourbottles may be inserted simuitaneously into the said apertures. Thebot-' the two intermediate bottles may then be insert ed simultaneously,one at each side. The intermediate bottle which is inserted through theside panel I0 is pressed, bottom first, against the tongue 22 andseparator flaps 23, and at the same time the bottle at the opposite sideis pressed, bottom first, against the separator flaps 23. As thesebottles are pressed toward each other, the tongue 22 and the flaps 24and 23 are all swung inwardly, tongue 22 swinging inwardly along lineIt, flaps 24 along lines 7', and flaps 23 along lines m, so that whenthe intermediate bottles are forced to upright position on the bottompanel, the tongue 22 will be a separator between them and the flaps 24and 23 will be separators between the intermediate and lateral bottles.*With the six bottles thus loaded into the container, all are veryfirmly held, but at the same time very extensive proportions of them areexposed to view, which is desirable for purposes of inspection andadvertising effect.

Th filled package may becarried very conveniently and safely by means ofthe handle, as

the weight of the contents is supported through the end walls 30 and 3|which are reinforced by tuck portions 32 and 34, and is not dependent toany substantial extent upon the relatively narrow connections of theflap portions along lines 7' and m. Any of the bottles may be removedwith facility without disturbing any of the others or involving anydismantling or unfolding of the container. After even all of the bottlesare removed, the container still remains in its set-up condition forreception of the empty bottles. UP- on return of the device to thebottler, in order to conserve storag space, it may be again folded toflat collapsed form until required for use for the packaging of anotherlot of filled bottles, at which time it may be set up quickly and withfacility as above described. To effect such collapsing, the end wallportions 30 are pressed inwardly sufhciently to snap the latching lips30a out of the latching apertures 80 and swing the lateral sections intosurface contact with the inner surfaces of sid panel H, whereupon endwall portions 3| and end sections I may be swung inwardly and the sidepanels folded to flat collapsed condition along fold creases p and b.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I show a modified form of construction which differsfrom that above described only as regards the particular character ofthe latching or looking elements. As to the features which the two formshave in common. like reference numerals are applied to correspondingparts. This modified construction differs from that above described inthat the latching lips, which are here designated by the referencenumerals 321:, are formed by notching the upper end portions of the tuckflaps 32 so as to leave these lips as projections at the upper ends ofsaid flaps. The blank illustrated in Fig,- 8 is folded and the parts areconnected in the manner above described to fabricate the container inits flat folded condition, and the handle is attached to it in similarfashion. As in the construction above described, when the device is setup, the top flap 23 of side wall panel ll occupies a depending positionapproximately midway between the upper portions of the diverging sidepanels and its ends are engaged between the abutting tuck flaps 32 and34. To latch or look the end wall portions 33 in the set-up position.the upper end portions'of the tuck flaps 32 are pressed against thedepending flap 23 to flex the latter far enough toward the side panel IIto permit the latching lips 32a to be sprung past the lower margin ofthe tab 23, so that said lips will engage against the opposite side ofthe flap when the pressure is released and the flap returns to itsnormal depending position under its own resiliency. This is done bypressingthe upper portions of the tuck flaps 32 with the thumbs.inserted through the apertures l3, at the time the end wall portions 33are swung outwardly to their set-up positlons. After being thus engagedwith the flap 23, the lips 32a retain the tuck flaps 32 against swingingtoward the side panel H, and hence retain the end wall portions in theirupright positions over the ends of the bottom panel, and the end wallportions 33 thus retained in position hold the bottom end sections l3and end wall portions 3| against swinging inwardly. Thus the device isdefinitely retained in its proper set-up condition, ready for insertionof bottles.

- it is desired again to collapse the device, the

latching lips 32a are freed from the tab 23 by flexing the tuck flaps 32and tab 23 toward the side panel H to an extent sufilcient to permit thelips 32a to escape past the lower edge of the tab. It is to be observedthat both forms of latching features above described may be utilized inthe same container if it is desired to latch the end wall portion 33 atboth its upper and lower ends. However, for ordinary purposes it will benecessary to use only one form.

It will be appreciated that by virtue of its structural features andprovision of means for latching various of its parts in set-upcondition, the device provides a very stable and sturdy. packaging andtransporting receptacle for articles of substantial weight, such asbottles of beverage, that it may be very quickly and easily set up fromits collapsed condition and its intended contents placed in it quicklyand with facility. Moreover, it permits the placing and carrying of aplurality of the complete packages in a case or tray of minimum size,because the carrier with the bottles in it does not exceed the height ofthe bottles themselves and in base area does not materially exceed thearea required for the combine- When i What I sister is: i. A collapsiblebottle holder comprising a sheet creased to form a container having abottom, a

pair of side panels connected to each other at their upper ends and attheir lower ends to respective side margins of the bottom, end sectionsflexibly connected along end margins of the bottom, and lateral sectionsextending along side margins of the side panels and foldable inwardlyagainst inner surfaces thereof and. also to positions where they extendangularly from the side panels and form end walls over ends of thebottom when the container is in set-up condition, certain of the lateralsections being attached at their lower portions to respective endsections, said sheet being creased transversely to permit said panelsand lateral sections to be folded to flat collapsed relationship withthe bottom, and the attached end and lateral sections being fold ablerelative to each other along oblique fold lines to permit the endsections to swing to upstanding positions in the setting-up of thecontainer and to in-folding positions on the bottom when the containeris collapsed.

2. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side" panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, end sections flexiblyconnected along end margins of the bottom and adapted to swing topositions where they extend upwardly from the bottom and to positionswhere they overlie the bottom, and lateral sections flexibly connectedalong side margins of said side panels and foldable inwardly topositions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-up positionswhere they extend angularly relative to the side panels to form endwalls over end portions of the bottom, the end sections being connectedto lower end portions of certain of the lateral sections and beingfoldable relative thereto along oblique fold lines, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to move the bottom and side panels to flat collapsedrelationship, and latching means provided on certain of said partswhereby some of the lateral sections may be latched in set-up position.

8. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the-side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, certain of said lateralsections being flexibly connected to the bottom along end marginsthereof and being foldable along fold lines extending obliquely relativeto the side margins of the side panels, said container being formed withtransversely extending creases along which its parts may be folded toflat collapsed relationship with the lateral sections folded inwardly.

4. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a con- I tainer formed ofsheet material and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having theirlower ends connected to said bottom along respective side marginsthereof and connected to each other adjacent their upper ends, andlateral sections flexibly connected along side margins of said sideassases panels and ioldable inwardly to positions against inner surfacesthereof and also to set=up positions where they extend angularlyrelative to the side panels to form end, walls over end portions of thebottom, said container being formed with transversely extending creasesalong which its parts may be folded to flat collapsed relationship, thelateral sections of one side panel having their lower end portionsflexibly connected with the bottom and foldable on fold lines extendingobliquely relative to the bottom, and the lateral sections of the otherside panel being provided with latching elements engageable with otherportions of the container'to latch them in set-up position.

5. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom. a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, end sections flexiblyconnected to end margins of the bottom and foldable inwardly onto theupper surface thereof and outwardly to upstanding positions, certain ofsaid lateral sections being flexibly connected at their lower ends withsaid and sections, said container being formed with transverselyextending creases along which the side panels may be folded relative tothe bottom to collapsed relationship, and certain of said lateralsections having latching elements releasably engageable with otherportions of the container to retain the lateral section "in set-uppositions.

6. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panelshaving their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfacesthereof and foldable also tosetup positions where they extend angularly relative to the side panelsto form end walls over end portions of the bottom, end sections flexiblyconnected to end margins of the bottom and foldable inwardly onto theupper surface thereof and outwardly to upstanding positions, certain ofsaid lateral sections being flexibly connected at their lower ends withsaid end sections and others of said lateral sections lapping innersurfaces of said end sections when in set-up positions, said containerbeing formed with transversely extending creases along which the sidepanels may be folded relative to the bottom to collapsed relationship,and certain of said lateral sections having latching elements releasablyengageable with other portions of the container to retain the lateralsections in set-up positions.

'7. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lower"ends connected to said bottom along respective to the sidepanels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, and latching elements carried bycertain of said lateral sections and interengageable with portions ofthe bottom to retain the lateral sections in set-up positions.

8. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, and latching elements carried bycertain of said lateral sections and interengageable with portions ofthe container above the bottom to retain the lateral sections in set-uppositions.

9. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, and interengageable latchingmeans on certain of said parts whereby the lateral sections may belatched in set-up position, said side panels being provided withapertures through which flngers may be introduced to press the lateralsections to set-up positions.

10. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also toset-up'positions where they extend angularly relative to the side panelsto form end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, and cooperating latching meansformed on certain of said parts whereby the lateral sections may belatched in set-up position, said lateral sections extending toapproximately the upper ends of the side panels and the side panelsbeing provided at their upper ends with a handle whereby the set-upcontainer maybe supported pendulously.

11. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionspanels and foldable inwardlyto positions against inner surfaces thereofand also to set-up positions where they extend angularly relative to theside panels to form end walls over end portions of the bottom, saidcontainer being formed with transversely extending creases along whichits parts may be folded to flat collapsed relationship, the bottom beingprovided with latch apertures and certain of the lateral sections beingprovided with latch elements engageable in said apertures.

12. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, one of the side panels having anupper end portion depending over the bottom and certain of the lateralsections having latching portions interengageable with said dependingend portion to retain the lateral sections in set-up positions.

13. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a container formed of sheetmaterial and having a bottom, a pair of side panels having their lowerends connected to said bottom along respective side margins thereof andconnected to each other adjacent their upper ends, and lateral sectionsflexibly connected along side margins of said side panels and foldableinwardly to positions against inner surfaces thereof and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, said container beingformed with transversely extending creases along which its parts may befolded to flat collapsed relationship, one of the side panels having aflap depending between upper end portions of adjacent lateral sectionsand certain of said lateral sections having latching lips arranged forinterlocking engagement with said flap to latch said lateral sections inset-up positions.

14.. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a sheet shaped to form acontainer having a bottom, 8. pair of side panels integrally connectedto said bottom at their lower ends along its respective side margins andconnected to each other flexibly connected along side margins of saidside adjacent their upper ends and lateral sections extending along andintegrally connected with respective side margins of the side panels andhaving their upper ends separate from each other, said sheet beingprovided with transverse creases along which the side panels may befolded relative to the bottom to collapse the container to flattenedcondition, said lateral sections being foldable inwardly against innersurfaces of the side panels and also to set-up positions where theyextend angularly relative to the side panels to form end walls over endportions of the bottom, certain of said lateral sections having lowerend portions connected to the bottom and being foldable to and fromtheir set-up positions on lines extending obliquely relative to thebottom, latching elements formed on certain of said lateral sections andlatching parts provided on other portions of the container andengageable with said latching elements to retain the laterai sec tionsin set-up positions 15), A collapsible bottis holder comprising a sheetshaped to form a container having a hot-=- tom, a pair oi side pant-isintegrally connecmd to said bottom at their lower ends along re spectiveside margins and connecmd to each other adjacent their upper ends andlateral tions extending along and integrally connected with respectiveside margins of the side panels and having their upper ends separatefrom each other, said sheet being provided with transverse creases alongwith the sidepanels may be folded relative to the bottom to collapse thecontainer to flattened condition, said lateral sections being foldableinwardly against inner surfaces of the side panels and also to set-uppositions where they extend angularly relative to the side panels toform end walls over end portions of the bottom, certain of said lateralsections having lower end portions flexibly connected with the bottom,latching elements formed on certain of said lateral sections andlatching parts provided on other portions of the container andengageable with said latching elements to retain the lateral sections inset-up positions.

16. A collapsible bottle holder comprising a sheet shaped and creased toform a container having a bottom, a pair of side panels, lateralsections and end sections all integrally united, the side panelsextending from respective side margins of the bottom and being connectedto each other at their upper ends, the end sections extending from theend margins of the bottom and being foldable inwardly onto the uppersurface of the bottom and to upstanding positions at the ends thereof,the lateral sections extending from lateral margins of the side panelsand being foldable inwardly onto inner surfaces thereof and also toset-up positions where: they extend angularly relative thereto over endportions of the bottom, certain of the lateral sections being flexiblyconnected at their lower ends to the end sections and the other lateralsec= tions having their lower portions disposed to overlap innersurfaces of the end sections when in set-up positions, the sheet beingprovided with transverse creases along which the bottom and side panelsmay be folded to flat collapsed relationship, and latching elementscarried by said other lateral sections and engageable with otherportions of the container to retain the parts in set-up positions.

17. A bottle carrier comprising a receptacle formed of a sheet of paperboard or the like and having a bottom and side panels arranged intriangular relationship and provided with a handie at the upper ends ofthe side panels, said bottom and panels being foldable relative to oneanother along parallel transverse crease lines to permit collapsing ofthe receptacle to flattened condition, end sections flexibly connectedto end margins of the bottom and foldable inwardly onto the uppersurface thereof, lateral sections flexibly connected to lateral marginsof the side panels and foldable inwardly onto the inner surfacesthereof, the lateral sections of one side panel being connected to theend sections and being flexible relative thereto along fold linesextending obliquely relative to the bottom, and said end and lateralsections being shaped to form end walls extending angularly from thelateral margins of the side panels and end margins of the bottom inlocations between the side walls 78 gara es when the receptacle is setupform, 4

A bottle carrier receptacle formed of a sheet of paper board or thelfire and having a bottom and side panels arranged in trianglflarrelationship and provided with a hair die at the upper ends oi. the sidepanels, said bottom and panels being foldabie relative to one anotheralong parallel transverse crease lines to collapsing of the receptacleto flattened condition, end sections extending along substans tialiy theentire length of the end margins oi the bottom and flexibly connectedthereto and foldable inwardly onto the upper surface of the bottom,lateral sections flexibly connected to lat= oral margins of the sidepanels and foldable inwardly onto the inner surfaces thereof, thelateral sections of one side panel being connected to the end sectionsand being flexible relative thereto along fold lines extending obliquelyrelative to the bottom, and said end and lateral sections being shapedto form end walls extending angularly from the lateral margins of theside panels and end margins of the bottom in locations between the sidewalls when the receptacle is in its set-up triangular form.

19. A bottle carrier comprising a sheet of paper board folded to form apair of side panels having their upper ends connected and provided witha handle and a bottom connected at its opposite side margins to thelower ends of said side pan els, the side panels being provided withapertures through which bottles may be inserted to standing positions onthe bottom, lateral sections flexibly connected to lateral margins ofthe side panels which are located above and below said apertures, saidlateral sections extending angularly from the side panels to form endwalls over end portions of the bottom, said lateral sections beingflexible to positions against inner surfaces of the side panels and thesheet being creased transversely to permit the device to be collapsed21. A bottle carrier as specified in claim 19 and wherein the endsections span approximately the entire width of the bottom and areconnected to it along its end margins so as to stiffen it transversely.

22. A bottle carrier formed of a sheet of paper board creased to form abottom panel and side panels which are connected to each other at theirupper ends and have their lower ends conjoined to opposite side marginsof the bottom panel to form a receptacle of triangular elevational form,said sheet having lateral sections extending angularly from lateral marins of the side panels to form end walls at the ends of the bottompanel,portions of said lateral sections being dethe sheet at the crest of thereceptacle and having a bail portion disposed above the upper end o! theside panels and support portions underlying the crest of the receptacleand extending transversely of the side panels in the crotch betweentheir upper ends.

23. A bottle holder as specified in claim 3 and wherein each side panelis provided with a plurality of bottle-receiving apertures each of sizeto accommodate only a single one of the bottles for which the carrier isdesigned.

24. A bottle holder as specified in claim 3 and wherein each side panelis provided with a plurality of bottle-receiving apertures each 0! sizeto accommodate only a single one of the bottles for which the carrier isdesigned and the outermost apertures extend approximately to the laterallimits of the side panels.

EDWIN L. ARNESON.

